Author: Di Stromberg

  • COLOURFUL FLOWERS IN STEENBOK NATURE RESERVE

    Posted on by Di Stromberg   Senecio burchellii Family Name: ASTERACEAE Common Name: Geelgifbossie Please don’t eat the daisies, This plant is toxic. Senecio is a large genus of annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, small trees and vines classified within the daisy family. They are... Read more »

  • SPORTING EVENT IN STEENBOK

    Posted on by Di StrombergAwesome fun for the teams that spent a great morning on Leisure Island as part of Enhanced Throwdown Family Day event.  Steenbok Nature Reserve hosted a few of the workouts and the Seedpod was the obvious place for the prize... Read more »

  • Aloiampelos ciliaris var. ciliaris

    Posted on by Di Stromberg   Family:  Asphodelaceae Common names:  climbing aloe (Eng.); rank-aalwyn (Afr.) It was previously called Aloe ciliaris var. ciliaris  but along with other small shrubby scrambling aloes has been moved to the genus Aloiampelos.  According to Dr G.W. Reynolds, Aloiampelos ciliaris... Read more »

  • Leonotis leonurus

    Posted on by Di StrombergLeonotis leonurus Welcomes visitors to Steenbok Nature Reserve Common names: wild dagga (Eng.); wildedagga, duiwelstabak (Afr); Ecology: Leonotis leonurus is primarily bird pollinated and the flower presentation and pollination mechanisms are all structured to support this type of pollinator.  The flowers... Read more »

  • Flowering in Kingfisher Creek

    Posted on by Di StrombergLimonium linifolium Common Name: Sea lavender Tufted dwarf herb with narrow (1 mm broad) branched leaves (3 to 6 mm in length) from stem on woody base. Flowers 5 mm diameter with 5 petals. Walk along the pathways in Kingfisher... Read more »

  • GARDENING@LEISURE DONATION TO STEENBOK

    Posted on by Di Stromberg Steenbok Nature Reserve thanks all the dedicated members of Gardening @ Leisure for their continued support and guidance.   At their April meeting Kathy Michaelides, the Treasurer of Gardening @ Leisure once again presented Roger Voysey with a donation of... Read more »

  • A wasp nest spotted in Steenbok Nature Reserve

    Posted on by Di StrombergWasps’ nests are different from bees’ nests.  Bees produce a waxy substance to create their nest whereas wasps chew scraped wood fibers and create papery nests for themselves. Unlike bees, wasps can sting repeatedly. This is why you should stay... Read more »

  • Eriocephalus africanus L.

    Posted on by Di StrombergFamily: Asteraceae Common names: wild rosemary (Eng.), wilderoosmaryn, kapokbos (Afr.) An easy way to identify wild rosemary is the thin needle-shaped leaves that are arranged in tufts along the branches.  These light grey, green leaves are designed to reflect sunlight... Read more »

  • Knysna Dwarf Chameleon

    Posted on by Di StrombergThis is chameleon season and many Knysna Dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion damaranum) have been spotted in the trees near the main entrance to Steenbok. These little guys are endemic to South Africa and can grow to 180mm, they live happily in... Read more »